Epidural venography: diagnosis of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc and other disease of the epidural space
Epidural venography is a simple and safe procedure for the diagnosis of herniated intervertebral disc and other disease of the epidural space. It is especially useful in symptomatic patients with normal or equivocal myelographic findings. The accuracy rate of positive venograms is 88.2% in this seri...
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Published in | American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 126; no. 5; pp. 1010 - 1016 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Am Roentgen Ray Soc
01.05.1976
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Summary: | Epidural venography is a simple and safe procedure for the diagnosis of herniated intervertebral disc and other disease of the epidural space. It is especially useful in symptomatic patients with normal or equivocal myelographic findings. The accuracy rate of positive venograms is 88.2% in this series of 58 patients. Five illustrative cases are presented. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0361-803X 1546-3141 |
DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.126.5.1010 |